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IROQUOIAN COSMOLOGY 



III the iiioiniuy, aftor oatint;' their tirst meal, it was rustoniarv for 

 the j)e()j)le to go foitii to their several duties. 



All the lodo■e!^ belono-ing to the inhabitants of this place faced the 

 rising and extended toward the setting sun. Now then, as to the 

 place where these two down-fended persons abode, on the south side 

 of the lodge there was an added room wherein dwelt the woman-being: 

 but the man-being livinl in an added room on the north side of the 

 lodge. 



Then in the morning, when all had gone forth, the woman-being 

 habitually availed herself of this opportunity to pass through her 

 doorway, then to cros.s the large room, and, on the opposite side of 

 it. to enter the place wherein abode the man-being. There lialiitually 

 she dressed hi.s hair, and when she had finished doing this, jt was her 



Ne' 



The 



e'tho'ii 



lit that ti 



where 



ka'tr 



so then 



nen 



now 



ne' nen' orho"'o:e'ne' wa'hatikhwen'ta'ne' 



wa'eiaken'serofi". 



ke""i'ke"" 



this is it 



ratinak'ere' 



they (m.l dwell 



dji' 



rotino"'so'to"' 



tkara'kwi'neke'""* 



there it snn rises 



^W 



ia'tewatchot'ho'i 



nitioteno^'saiei-d'ta'uio"" 



Ne' ka'tl" 



te"hni'tero"", 



niie'tero"" 



nonka'tr ne' 



side of it the 



ne' ron'kwe". 



he man- 

 heing (isi. 



ka'tr 



so then 



ke"'i'ke" 



this it is 



Ieiono"''sonte" 



There it lodge 

 possesses 



?' iakon'kwe". 



e she man- 



being (is). 



dji' ieiono" 



te"hnino'tato"' 



the 



<lii' 



r'"tie"'ke' 



no'k' 



and 



soiite" 



ne 



th. 



na'kano""'.satr 



such it lodge 

 side of (is) 



rofi'kwe" 



he man- 



ne 



being (is 



noiika'ti" 



there it lodge 

 possesses 



noil we 



the place 



■' nofi'we' 



^re the place 



othore'ke' 



at the nortli 

 (it cold at 1 



ren'tero"' 



he abode 



orho"'ge'ne" 



it morning in 



toiitakanho'hi'ia'ke" 



f'tho'nt 



at that 



ia'honta'weia'te" dji' 



thither she it entered where 



ia'hokerothi'ie" ne' dji' 



